Chapter 626 - 255: Showdown of Kings! Lin Ye VS Xia Lianxue
Chapter 626: Chapter 255: Showdown of Kings! Lin Ye VS Xia Lianxue
Zhu Mingyi stroked his chin, a speculative look in his eyes. "She must have pinpointed Lin Ye’s location by subtly sensing the Wind and Wood Elements, right? After all, even the most perfect stealth can’t avoid disturbing the surrounding flow of energy entirely."
Yi Jiugao nodded lightly.
"The setting of the national exam was just an examination hall—ultimately, it was too narrow and restrictive. The elemental power she could mobilize and utilize was limited."
"But this place is different. This is a complete Celestial Abyss Rift Fragment, an independent world."
"Here, her spiritual affinity can turn the entire battlefield into her personal domain."
"The increase in her combat power is a world of difference compared to before."
Yi Jiugao’s gaze fell upon the purple figure on the screen, and he declared with certainty.
"This battle... even if Lin Ye manages to win in the end, it definitely won’t be easy."
The words had barely left his lips.
On the battlefield, Xia Lianxue was the first to attack.
She didn’t even waste words; her ice-blue eyes held nothing but pure battle intent.
She lifted a delicate hand and waved it casually.
VWOOM—!
The air temperature around the altar plummeted, and frost visibly condensed from it.
Immediately after, hundreds, even thousands, of incomparably sharp icicles materialized from thin air. Their tips glinted with a grim, cold light as they shot toward the area where Lin Ye had just been hiding, blanketing the sky like a dense downpour!
Her attack had an enormous range, completely sealing off all of Lin Ye’s possible escape routes. Her intention was clear—to force him out of hiding and restrict his movements.
SWOOSH!
A black shadow flashed through the gaps in the rain of icicles. Lin Ye deactivated Shadow Scale, his figure appearing in the open air.
His speed was pushed to its absolute limit. The tips of his toes tapped lightly on the ground one after another, each touch perfectly timed to evade the lethal barrage of icicles. He became a blurry afterimage, charging straight for Xia Lianxue!
’When facing an opponent who seems to be a Mage, getting in close is the best option!’
Lin Ye was leagues faster than Xia Lianxue.
In the instant after he appeared, the distance between them closed to within ten meters.
The Dark Night Long Spear materialized silently in his hand. Its tip, a glint of cold light, thrust toward Xia Lianxue’s throat like a venomous dragon emerging from its lair!
The fierce momentum of the spear sealed off all her paths of retreat.
At such a close distance, against such a fast spear, dodging was utterly impossible!
However, just as the spear tip was about to touch her skin, Lin Ye’s pupils constricted slightly.
His attack struck empty air.
The Xia Lianxue before him had suddenly become somewhat illusory, as if seen through a layer of rippling water.
The Dark Night Long Spear passed through her body without any resistance, drawing not a single spray of blood, as if it had only pierced an illusion.
Immediately after, an extremely violent repulsive force erupted from her illusory body!
A fierce wind roared!
Lin Ye felt an irresistible force wash over him. His body was violently blown away by the frenzied airflow while still in mid-air, and he was forced back several dozen meters before he could stabilize himself.
He looked up to see Xia Lianxue still standing in her original spot. A powerful, visible current of air flowed around her, her body flickering between illusory and real. In that instant, her speed had increased severalfold.
Lin Ye’s eyes narrowed slightly.
’This move... I remember it.’
During the speed burst test of the national exam, she had used this Wind Elementalization of her body to surpass Qin Wushuang.
Although she ultimately lost to him in the pure speed competition, Lin Ye had been amazed at the time by her exquisite control over the elements.
Nearly a month had passed, and she was far stronger now than she had been back then.
Without the slightest hesitation, Lin Ye pushed off the ground and shot forward again like a cannonball fired from its barrel, closing the distance once more.
He expected Xia Lianxue to use the same trick again, utilizing Elementalization to create distance.
This time, however, Xia Lianxue advanced instead of retreating.
CLANG!
A gorgeous rapier, shimmering with a seven-colored, rainbow-like brilliance, appeared in her hand out of thin air.
With a flick of her wrist, the tip of her sword drew a splendid arc, meeting the powerful and heavy tip of Lin Ye’s spear with unerring precision!
CLANG—!!!
The crisp, piercing sound of metal on metal rang out, sending sparks flying.
The two were instantly locked in a chaotic melee.
Xia Lianxue displayed martial skill far surpassing her peers. The rapier in her hand was nimble and versatile, sometimes like a torrential squall, other times like a willow branch caressed by a spring breeze. She was actually fighting Lin Ye to a standstill in close combat!
The more Lin Ye fought, the more alarmed he became.
He discovered that with every one of Xia Lianxue’s attacks and parries, her blade wasn’t just imbued with the speed-enhancing green Wind Element; it would also erupt with a scorching burst of Fire Element that disrupted his force.
And for certain attacks from awkward angles that she couldn’t parry in time, whenever his spear was about to strike her body, a thick layer of solid ice or an ochre-colored layer of rock would instantly appear on her skin, completely blocking his attack.
Wind, Fire, Ice, Earth...
These completely different elements seemed to be the most obedient of servants in her hands. She could mobilize and combine them at will, and the transitions between them were as smooth as flowing water, without the slightest hint of sluggishness!
Utterly seamless!
CLANG!
Another fierce clash of weapons.
Lin Ye suddenly felt a strong, numbing sensation travel up his right arm, causing his movements to falter for a moment.
A blinding electric light had, at some unknown point, traveled up the shaft of the Dark Night and instantly spread to his body!